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C A R O L I N A No 29, Friday, May 29, 1992.
THE EVENTS OF THE LAST WEEK {from May 20- May 27}
John Major in Czechoslovakia
John Major, the prime minister of Great Britain, came to
Czechoslovakia on May 26. John Major was invited by the President
Vaclav Havel. Both state representatives signed Czechoslovak- British
declaration.
The trip of John Major, whose country chairs the EC now, had to
support Poland, CSFR and Hungary to enter EC. John Major said the
economic results and political stability are the necessary conditions
to enter EC. Poland, Czechoslovakia nad Hungary must be able to compete
other EC countries after their coming to EC.
Mandela in Prague
Nelson Mandela, the chairman of African National Congress {ANC},
visited Czechoslovakia in the beginning of this week. He shortly spoked
to Vaclav Havel. Our president said after the meeting that the
democratic process on South Africa is certain of succes. Mandela
negotiated with Marian Calfa, the Prime Minister of federal government
too. Prime Minister was interested in economical conception of ANC. He
got the information that negroes' movement thinks about the
nationalization of mines and financial institutions and he responded
with the description of our bad expreriences in large nationalization.
Bundestag Ratificated the Treaty
German parliament ratificated the treaty with Czechoslovakia on
May 20. Majority of MPs agreed the international document. At the same
time the Parliament accepted one-side resolution concerning the
treaty.Governemnt parties of Christian-liberal coalition CDU/CSU-FDP
expects in the resolution that Czechoslovakia will solve the
property's and country's demands of Sudeten Germans before entering EC.
Coalition accepted the nulita of Munig Treatment from 1938. But
according to German side treatment lost the validity after break-up of
Czechoslovakia on March 1939 only.
The acception of resolution rised again the discussion similar to
previous discussion before treaty was assinged. President Havel
considers the resolution to be useless but sees its improtance for
internal agreement of German government coalition. He was suprised by
the remark concerning the property because he expected the resolution
would deal with the problems that are acceptable by both sides.
Czechoslovak side can't accept the demand of property of Sudeten
Germans in any case.
Hungary Denounced an Agreement
Hungarian republic denounced an agreement with Czechoslovakia
about the counstruction of Gabcikovo-Nagymarosz water dam from 1977. We
mention this matter in Carolina No 27. Czechoslovakia doesn't agree
with the one-side decision and demands other negotiations. According to
the Ministry of Foreign Affairs the Hungarian procedure doesn't have
the law background as Hungary expects. According to Czechoslovak
representatives the agreement is still valid.
When will be a New Parliament?
The Board of Federal Assembly developed the schedule of a new
Parliament. The first session of a new Parliament will gather on June
25 of 26 to elect the chairman of the Parliament. Federal government
will step down at these days. Vaclav Havel should choose new government
before the election of a new president - until June 3 or 5. It is
possible that a new coalition government will not be completed at this
time. Present federal government and president can act in that
situation until October 5.
A New Ambassador?
Some Czech daily newspapers announced yesterday that Michael
Zantovsky, the present spokesman of the President, should become the
ambassador in USA. Rita Klimova, the present Czechoslovak ambassador
wants to step down because of health reasons. The information came to
public bceause of indiscredity of the federal minister.
Against Temelin
The members of Czechoslovak branch of Greenpeace movement
demonstrated in the front of the Czech government building on May 27.
The governemnt discussed the fate of uncompleted nuclear power station
Temelin at this day. The nuclear power station is in the South Bohemia
and consists of two blocks. It is besides the Gabcikovo dam the main
topic of ecological protests. The government opposes that so big
reactor as Temelin one was not liquidated yet. Some billions of crowns
were already invested to the counstruction and economicts points out
the fact that liquidation of small nuclear power station in USA cost
three times more then construction. Greenpeace movement says that the
problem of nuclear waste deposit was not solved yet. The waste will
loose the radioactivity and reach the level of radiactovity comparable
with natural uranium after 90 000 years.
Editors Met in Prague
Annual session of editors {FIEJ} and 45 th annual world congress
of journalists was started in Prague on May 26. About 500 editors will
take part in the session. The congress of journalists was opened by the
President Vaclav Havel in the Prague's hotel Atrium.
Chinese journalist Dai Qing was awarded by "Gold Feather", the
price of FIEJ from Jiri Dientsbier, the Minister of Foreign Affairs.
Czech Union of Editors is the member of FIEJ from 1991.
Nelson Mnadela entered the conference on May 26.
The Help to Ukrainia
The trucks with medicaments, food and cloths for the Chernobyl
children arrived to Ukrainia on Monday 25. The action was organized by
the Center of Humanitary Help for Countrymen and the Committee of
a Good Will.
THE POLITICAL SPECTRUM IN CSFR BEFORE ELECTIONS 1992
Left Block
The communistic party of Bohemia and Moravia {KSCM} and the social
democratic party are the strongest opposition parties in Czech
republic. They came to the coalition together with small party
"Democratic left-wing". The coalition was named as Left Block {LB}.
LB gets the support of 9% voters.
KSCM doesn't have agressive campaign yet because it has a lof of
members that are potential voters. Communists got 12% in the last
elections. KSCM is the party that followed the former communistic
party. Jiri Svoboda, the leader of KSCM, said the party didn't want to
reach the situation before November 1989.
Left Block express in the election programm dissatisfaction with
the economical reform and general transformation of our society. They
put some characteristics of the situation: overestimated restriction
policy, unreasonable devalvation of our currency, nonsensible large
restitutions, weak social network, privatization in anz case,
corruption in state administration, commercial culture, nonvoluntary
transformation of agricultural cooperatives, space for home and foreign
speculants, restriction of trade union's rights. All these facts caused
according to representatives of Left-Block unemploymency, rising of
living costs, decrease of buying power, economic reccesion and debts of
companies. The Left Block proposes social-stabil programme, policy of
expensiv working power, control and legislative insurance of big
privatization, support of "nonmarket culture", strenthging the
administration and etc.
According to investigations the possibility of getting into parliaments
have the following parties:
CZECH REPUBLIC
-Czechoslovak People's Party/ Christian-Democratic Union. This party is
Christian and right-wing.
-Liberaly-Social Union that consists of Czechoslovak Socialistic Party,
Agricultural Party and Green Party. It is left-wing party.
-Movement for Self-administrated Democrasy- The Society for Moravia and
Silesia. This party wants federation consisting from three subjects:
Bohemia, Moravia -Silesia, and Slovakia.
-Association for Republic- The Republican Party of Czechoslovakia. This
party is extremely righ-wing party.
SLOVAKIAN REPUBLIC
-Democratic Party and Civic-Democratic Party. The coalition supports
federation and reform.
-Civic Democratic Union. The party is follow-party of Public Against
Violence party that won last elections in Slovakia.
-Wspolnota- Co-living- Egyutteles
This is the coalition of minority groups.
-Slovak christian-democratic movement {SKDH}
The movements is former nationalistic wing of Christian-Democratic
Movement that became independent
CULTURAL SERVICE
Prague's Spring 1992
Prague Spring, the international music festival, was opened by
symfonic poem "My country" by Bedrich Smetana . The concert took place
in People's House on May 12. Czech Philharmony was conducted by Z.
Kosler.
The music fest is devoted to 500 th anniversary of America's
discovering as well as anniversaries of Komensky, Massenet, Rossini and
Czech composers Otmar Macha and Ilja Hurnik.
Wide known personalities as piano player Rudolf Firkusny, violin
player Josef Suk, singers Manfred Hemm and Barbara Fink take part in
the fest. Wien's Philharmony conducted by R. Fruhbeck de Burgos,
Orpheus Chamber Orchestra from USA and Stutgart Chamber Orchestra will
play in the concerts too.
The music competition before Prague's Spring is the traditional
event. More then 200 young artists from the whole world took part in
it. The fist price in the violin playing won Japanesse girl Natsumi
Tamai. The winner of trumpet playing became Jen Lindemann from Canada.
Czechoslovak musician Radek Baborak was the youngest participant {he is
16} and won with Claudia Strenkert third price.
The June 3, last day of fest will come soon. At this day will
Czech Philharmony conducted by Z. Kosler play "Ninth Symphony" by
Beethoven.
Magic of Sex
The attractive name has the exhibition of erotic photo-montages in
the foyer of the Boris Hybner Theatre in Prague. Art shows the unusual
life road of authors Mojmir Jaros and Kveta Jarmarova. There are coded
visual healing information in photo-montages according to authors.
The Weather
There is a summer weather now in Czechoslovakia. The sky is clear,
the day temperatures are between 20-24 degrees of centigrades.
Meteorologists don't expect changes this week.
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